In robotics club, my robot runs fine for a couple of minutes but all of a sudden just gets really slow anywhere from 2 minutes to 6 minutes, and it’s like an off switch. I have a 84:36 gear ration with 2 motors
It’s most likely that your motors are overheating. Just wait for them to cool down or blow them
with compressed air. They should be fine again.
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Motors probably are overheating and the motors are protecting themselves. make sure that there isn’t much friction with your drivebase. if it runs fine for 2 - 6 minutes, it should be fine as matches are only 2 minutes long (including auton)
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if you have green motors, 84:36 is too fast, especially with 2 motors. Even though you have 2 motors, you may be able to switch to red cartridges for 233 rpm.
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that sounds like some hot motors to me
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